WHITE PAPER - Conducted by the research firm ORC International, this study found that performing common database management tasks for Oracle Database 11g R2 took less time and fewer resources than performing the same tasks for DB2 Enterprise 9.7. Although funded by Oracle, the study was independently conducted by ORC.
Posted: March 12, 2012 | Published: September 6, 2011


Topics:  Competition | Cost Benefit Analysis | Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management Software | Databases | DB2 | Oracle (Product)

WHITE PAPER - What can you, as a buyer do to strengthen your business case for Cloud and keep your company competitive? What are some real-world success stories where companies have applied Cloud to solve specific business challenges? What business risks are clients facing which have influenced Cloud buying decisions?
Posted: October 21, 2011 | Published: August 16, 2010


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | Competition

WHITE PAPER - IT spending is often an issue for any organisation, but especially in harsh economic times it is even more important to see what benefit IT brings to the business. This report looks at the degree to which UK organisations understand what IT is doing for their business, and in particular how some companies measure this and benefit from it.
Posted: October 20, 2011 | Published: October 18, 2010


Topics:  Competition | Performance Testing | Spend Management

ANALYST REPORT - Conducted by the research firm ORC International, this study found that performing common database management tasks for Oracle Database 11g R2 took less time and fewer resources than performing the same tasks for DB2 Enterprise 9.7. Although funded by Oracle, the study was independently conducted by ORC.
Posted: September 6, 2011 | Published: September 6, 2011


Topics:  Competition | Cost Benefit Analysis | Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | DB2 | Oracle (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Although enterprise resource planning (ERP) is an important tool for boosting operational efficiency and cost savings, it also offers manufacturers a leg-up in their globalization efforts. Read this white paper to see how critical ERP can be to global business, and how to choose the best solution to support this imperative.
Posted: April 29, 2011 | Published: April 29, 2011


Topics:  Business Process Management | Competition | Enterprise Resource Management | Globalization | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Software | Manufacturing Systems

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses considerations for A&D manufacturers in the context of enterprise information systems and how they can help address 5 areas of concern: compliance, control, communications, competitiveness, and cutting cost, waste and complexity. The needs of the A&D market aren’t easily addressed by one-size-fits-all products.
Posted: February 4, 2011 | Published: February 4, 2011


Topics:  Aerospace and Defense Industry | Competition | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Best Practices | Compliance reporting software | Cost Benefit Analysis | Lean Production | Manufacturing Industry | Reporting Software | Software Selection | Work Breakdown Structure